ZANU PF has readmitted its expelled former bigwigs. Some of the members who were readmitted after being jettisoned for various reasons include former Cabinet ministers Ignatius Chombo and Petronella Kagonye as well as former MP for Chivi South, Killer Zivhu, among several members. Zanu PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa yesterday confirmed that the party had readmitted…
DROUGHT and a lack of readily available, clean water have caused water shortages in several African nations. Water treatment chemicals are in…
THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) says it is exploring new tobacco curing measures, including the use of solar energy in a bid to curb deforestation. This comes as the government introduced a tobacco levy on farmers at a rate of US$0,015 per dollar of the selling price in 2015 with the revenue generated…
LIFE continues to get harder by the day for poor Zimbabweans, as the cost of living in the country keeps rising — amid the worsening prices and local currency crisis. This comes as the hapless Zim dollar continues to plunge, causing the prices of basic goods to shoot up ever so often, amid desperate calls…
WOMEN’S shelter and rights advocacy group, Musasa Project, is worried sick about the worsening cases of rape in the country. This comes after the civil society organisation recorded a staggering 6 000 cases of rape last year — a shocking 80 percent of which had involved family members of the victims. Musasa Project — which…
By Ketty Nyoni nyonik@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is on Friday set to preside over the signing of performance contracts by ministers and heads of public sector agencies to ensure improved service delivery. Mnangagwa introduced performance-based contracts in 2022 to foster a high-performance culture and enhance accountability and good governance among office bearers. According to a…
THE government says it is putting in place measures, including duty free importation of maize and rice, to guarantee food security as the country faces a debilitating El Nino induced drought this year. The drought that is ravaging most countries in the Sadc region is threatening Zimbabwe’s targeted three million grain output. Speaking during a…
TWO security guards, employed by J and P Security, who pleaded guilty on Monday to pocketing US$53 000 they snatched while responding to a Quest Financial Services robbery last month, have been sentenced to 48 months in prison each. Cornelius Muchikange and Nesbert Kachungwe appeared before Harare magistrate Ethel Chichera facing theft charges. The two…
STANBIC Bank Zimbabwe (Stanbic) says it is committed to supporting the local economy and the construction of its new head office will see 50 percent of the building material for the project sourced locally. The new head office in Borrowdale, Harare, will enable the bank to consolidate its administrative operations into a one parkland site….
THE United Kingdom (UK) says Zimbabwe is a country with great potential which needs to foster national unity, openness and accountability to lift it out of its current economic challenges. Speaking during a debate on Zimbabwe in the House of Lords last week, British minister of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Tariq Mahmood…
